Sun, Earth, and Moon Study Guide Key

I. Phases, Eclipses and Tides Practice : Use the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks in each sentence .

1. The phases when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are arranged at right angles

1 st quarter and 3 rd quarter

2. It takes the Moon about a month to go through its phases.

3. The different appearances of the Moon throughout the month are called its phases

4. When one heavenly body is blocked or darkened by another is called a (an) eclipse

5. The dark, inside part of an eclipse shadow is called the umbra

6. The lighter, outside part of an eclipse shadow is called the penumbra

7. Because the moon is locked in place by Earth’s gravity, we always see the same side.

8. The Moon revolves and rotates in the same amount of time.

9. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, it is said to be a new moon

10. A lunar eclipse can only occur during which moon phase? Full moon

11. A Moon that has only a slight shadow on the left side of the Moon is in what phase?

Waxing gibbous

12. A Moon that shows a slim sliver of light on the right side is in what phase? Waxing crescent

13. Waxing means the Moon seems to be growing in the sky.

14. Waning means the Moon is seems to be getting smaller in the sky.

15. A solar eclipse is when the Sun is blocked out by the Moon as seen from the Earth.

16. A lunar eclipse is when the Moon goes into the Earth’s shadow.

17. A spring tide is characterized by very high highs and very low lows.

18. A neap tide is characterized by a limited tidal range.

19. We don’t see a lunar eclipse every month because the Moon’s orbit is tilted

20. Any given location on the Earth’s surface will go through 2 sets of high tides and low tides daily.

21. A Moon that has only a slight shadow on the right side of the Moon is in what phase?

Waning Gibbous

22. A Moon that shows a slim sliver of light on the left side is in what phase? Waning Crescent

Eclipse Waning Gibbous Moon New Moon Waning 3 rd quarter

Rotates Waning Crescent Neap Solar Spring Waxing

1 st q uarter Waxing Gibbous Phases Lunar Revolves Month

Tilted Waxing Crescent Full moon Penumbra Two Umbra

23. Draw a picture of a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. Be sure to label the penumbra, umbra, sun, moon, and earth.

24. What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? winter

25. How did you determine the season for #24?

North Axis tilted away from the sun, indirect light

26. What direction does the Earth rotate? West to East

27. At position B is it- noon, sunrise, sunset, or night?

28. In this picture, which line of latitude is the sun hitting most directly? Tropic of Capricorn

Write the letter of the matching definition beside the correct term.

F

H

B

D

C

I

A

G

E

29. Name the phases of the moon seen from each letter: A. NEW B. WAXING CRESCENT

C. 1 ST QTR D. FULL MOON

E. WANING GIBBOUS F. 3 RD QTR

30. What kind of tide will occur when the moon is at

A or D position? SPRING TIDE

31. What kind of tide will occur when the moon is at

C or F position? NEAP TIDE

32. Starting with #1 as a new moon, fill in the picture to the left showing the correct order of the moon phases. Dark areas should represent shadows, white areas represent light.

33. After finishing the pictures, list the moon phases in order beginning with the “new Moon”.

NEW, WAXING CRESCENT, 1 ST QTR, WAXING GIBBOUS, FULL, WANING GIBBOUS, 3 RD QTR, WANING CRESCENT.

Other Things to Know: 1. Sun - Layers and Features; vocabulary, be able to identify parts, and

explain effects of the parts.

2. Earth’s Motion- Day/Night; Seasons; vocabulary, identify diagrams or pictures, latitude lines, indirect/direct light, effects of Earth motion and light, dates of seasons, and so on.

3. Moon Phases, Eclipses, and Tides - names and pictures related to moon phases, which phases cause which tides, compare/contrast solar and lunar eclipses, spring and neap tides, cycles; vocabulary. Effects of Moon’s movement around Earth.